A collection of my favorites <3


This archive is dedicated to my collection of matches. It is a work in progress and does not yet contain the full collection.


Click each image to view the packages from a different angle.


Pictured are my favorite packaging designs along with some information on the origins of the matches and other details from the packaging. Use the navigation bar below to begin browsing our collection. The collection is organized according to size and alphabetized by title.


Where were these acquired?


At 360 Thrift Store in Oak Grove, MS. Around spring of 2024.

Few others were acquired from the Lucky Rabbit in Hattiesburg, MS throughout 2024-2025.






Slim Matchbooks

Bob Prine's Skyline Room


1962-1976?


Universal Match - Tampa, Fla.

Notes from packaging:

2600 9th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida


"Restaurant - Lounge"

Cellar Anton's


1960-2013


Universal Match - Atlanta

Notes from packaging:

Greensboro, NC
Phone: 273-1386
1628 Battleground Ave


"Open for lunch and dinner"

The Mantelworks


[dates unknown]


Universal Match - Greensboro, N.C.

Notes from packaging:

Phone: 272-2422


324 South Elm Street, Old Greensborough


Historic Building where mantels for fireplaces were once manufactured.


The building ironically burned down in 2015.

Read the Article Here

Market Street Front


[dates unknown]


Universal Match - [illegible], N.C.

Notes from packaging:

Phone: 919-294-0575
4512 W. Market St., Greensboro, N.C.


"Prime ribs, Steaks, Seafood"

Slicer's


[dates unknown]


Universal Match - Chicago

Notes from packaging:

2600 9th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida


"Restaurant & Delicatessen"

Inscribed with locations throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Florida

Super Disco


[dates unknown]


Universal Match - Cleveland

Notes from packaging:

"Luv Pub"





Medium Matchbooks

Annie Tiques


[1967-1987]


Bell Paper Co. - Miami, Fla.

Notes from packaging:

Phone: (904) 724-1866


"An old time bar and restaurant in famous Regency Square"

Boll Weevil Lounge


[date unknown]


Universal Match - Memphis

Notes from packaging:

Holiday Inn Downtown Jackson, Mississippi

Daddy's Money


[1970s]


Universal Match - Dallas

Notes from packaging:

Lunch, Dinner, Sunday Brunch


"Prime Rate"


Cocktail Hours Daily


Entertainment Daily

Mother Tucker's Food Experience


1976-1994


Universal Match - Phoenix

Notes from packaging:

Lounge - Tucker's General Store


Inscribed with locations inside: Atlanta, Burlington, Calgary, Dallas, Edmonton, Halifax, Indianapolis, Montreal, Omaha, Ottawa, Phoenix, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg

Souper Salads


1978-2022


Atlas Match Corp., Houston

Notes from packaging:

2945 Cobb Parkway N.W. Atlanta, Georgia


Phone: (404) 955-5726


Open Mon. - Sat. 11 - 9


Soup, Salad, Spuds & Sandwiches


-Make your own salad at our huge salad bar


-Four homemade soups daily


-Hot cornbread and gingerbread


"1930's Atmosphere Serving 1980's Appetites"

"We're fast, but not fast food"


Wide Matchbooks

The Company Inkwell


[1976-?]


JOPA - 10500 - Rockville, MD.

Notes from packaging:

Phone: 356-0300


8330 Old Courthouse Rd. Tysons Corner, VA.


"Cuisine Francaise"

Ivy Street Library and Pub


[date unknown]


Diamond Match Div. - Atlanta, Georgia

Notes from packaging:

DownsideRiskCompanies


Phone: 523-1959


22 Ivy St. N.E. across from Ga. State Univ. Atlanta, Ga.


"Pub and Grub. All legal beverages"

The Mad Italian


1973-current


Atlas Match Corp. - Atlanta

Notes from packaging:

Italian Sandwiches, Salads, Beer & Wine


Phone: 952-1806


Windy Hill Plaza Hwy. 41 Windy Hill Rd. Marietta


"Quality Italian Sandwiches"

No. 9 Fishermen's Grotto


1935-current


Monarch Match Company - San Francisco

Notes from packaging:

Fishermen's Wharf San Francisco


Phone: 673-7025


Phone: 673-8100


Pictorial view from colorful Venetian and Beautiful Florentine Dining Rooms


Banquet Facilities


Cocktail Lounges


Gift Shop


"Seafood Dinners Without Peer"

Oliver's


[1980s]


Diamond Match Div. - Atlanta, Georgia

Notes from packaging:

Food - Spirits - Music


Phone: 615/ 894-6820


Located at Sheraton Inn - Chattanooga South

- 140 Plush Rooms & Suites

- Color TV

- Meeting & Banquet Rooms for 250 Persons

- Heated Pool & Playground

- Free Airport Transportation

- 5 Minutes From Airport



Extra Wide Matchbooks

Benigan's


1976-2008


Atlas Match Corp. - Atlanta

Notes from packaging:

Atlanta, Georgia


Phone: 321-1313


Saloon and Restaurant


3039 Buford Highway


Behind Corporate Square


Wine - Dine & Dance


11 a.m. till 2:00 a.m.


Monday thru Saturday


Sunday 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.


- Happy Hour 2 till 7 p.m.


- Saturday Champagne Brunch 11:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.

D'Ignazio's Towne House


1951-2015


Universal Match - Philadelphia

Notes from packaging:

117 South Ave., Media, PA


Lowell 6-6141 - 6142


Delaware


Inside packaging inscribed with " A Gentleman. 'A Gentleman is a man who is clean inside and out; who neither looks up to the rich or down to the poor; who can lose without squealing and who can win without bragging; who is considerate of women, children and old people, who is too brave to lie, too generous to cheat and who takes his share of the world, lets others have theirs.'


My Creed. 'I expect to pass through this world but once... Any good thing therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now... Let me defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.'

Royal Flash Billboard Match

"Delaware Valley's Finest."

The Excelsior Hong Kong


1973-2019


[Brand Unknown]

Notes from packaging:

- Noon Gun Grill


- Dickens Bar


- The Espresso


- The Windmill Coffee Shop


- Garden Lounge


- Marina Rooms


- Talk of the Town


- Penthouse Suites (Banqueting)


Chinese Characters on bottom front flap


Oriental Express


[date unkown]

Universal Match - Memphis

Notes from packaging:

Oriental Express: A taste of China


Tel. 404-659-6333


Harris Tower Lobby, 233 Peachtree St. N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303


Map of Peachtree Center on inside cover.


"Our service is to be unfailingly attentive our prices of incomparable value... but it is the food that is the pride of Pipers."

Piper's


[1970s]

Universal Match - Memphis

Notes from packaging:

Inside packaging inscribed with alphabetical list of Piper's locations


"Our service is to be unfailingly attentive our prices of incomparable value... but it is the food that is the pride of Pipers."

Timothy John's Neighborhood


[1980s]


Atlas Match Corp. - Atlanta

Notes from packaging:

Atlanta, Georgia


Phone: 252-4695


Come on by!


Lunch Begins 11:30, Food Served til Midnight.


Happy Hour 11:30 til 7:00


Live Entertainment


Map on inside cover.




Oddly-Shaped Matchbooks

Mansion House at Valley Forge


1978-2005


Universal Match - Philadelphia

Notes from packaging:

Phone: (215) N14-2555


600 West Swedesford Rd. Route 202 2000 Feet South of The Music Fair


Berwyn, Pennsylvania


Luncheon - Dinner - Cocktails - Late Snacks - Sunday Brunch - Entertainment Nightly


All Major credit cards honored


Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Savannah Fish Company


[1988-1990]


Universal Match - Atlanta

Notes from packaging:

Phone: 523-2500


In the Peachtree Plaza Hotel



Slim Matchboxes

A.F.I.


[date unknown]


[Unknown]

Notes from packaging:

Phone: 704/ 377-3461


P.O. Box 33476 Charlotte, N.C. 28233

Broiler Parker Ranch


[date unknown]


[unkown]

Notes from packaging:

Made in Italy


Fish Market Restaurant


[date unknown]


Universal Match - Memphis

Notes from packaging:

Historic Downtown Wilmington, N.C.


Market at Water St.


Product of Japan

Le Pompano restaurant


[date unknown]


Universal Match Corp. - St. Louis

Notes from packaging:

Phone: 813-596-0333


19235 Gulf Blvd. Indian Shores, FL

The Sailmaker


1977-1982


Universal Match Corp. - St. Louis

Notes from packaging:

Nashville, Tennessee


Product of Japan


"Good Times, Great Seafood"

The Westgate Dinner Theatre


[1980-1991]


[Unknown]

Notes from packaging:

Phone: (419) 537-1881


Westgate Village Shopping Center


Toledo, Ohio



Medium Matchboxes

Cucos Mexican Restaurante


[1980-2015]


Universal Match 'American Ace' - St. Louis

Notes from packaging:

Phone:1-800/325-8165




"A Fresh Approach to...Fine Mexican Dining"

Lily Langtry's


[1980s]


Diamond Match - New York

Notes from packaging:

Phone: 215/ 337-LILY


Sheraton Valley Forge King of Prussia, PA 19406


Accommodations for groups of 20 - 500


Pocketbox Slim


"Superb Food and Spectacular Entertainment Amid Lush Victorian Decor."

The Pleasant Peasant Restaurant


1973-1994


Diamond Match Div. - Atlanta, Georgia

Notes from packaging:

Phone: 874-3223


555 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia


Cocktails - Dinner - Midnight Supper


Pocketbox


Showboat Dinner Theatre


1967-1994


Diamond Match Div. - Tampa, Florida

Notes from packaging:

St. Petersburg, Fla.


Pocketbox




Wide Matchboxes

Clasicos de Lujo


[1950-1980]


La Central Compania Cerillera

Notes from packaging:

Gran Sorteo


"Prende Tu Suerte!"

The Terrace


1976-1998


Admatch Corp. - New York

Notes from packaging:

Omni International Hotel


The Gallery


Product of Japan